We have been going to Shish Mahal, our local Indian restaurant, for about eight years now, and it…read moretakes alot of beating. What's not to like?!! The food is consistantly excellent, very reasonable prices and really friendly staff. And after the recent revamp, it looks good too! Some of our favourite dishes are Garlic King Prawns, Chicken Shashlik, Lamb Madras and Peshwari Nan. Only downside is the pre-prepared sweet menu but by the time I reach there I only have room for some lychees anyway. Drop in next time you are in the area, you wont regret it

We went to Shish Mahal as a group of six on a Saturday night. It was a very good experience…read more Everything we ordered was delicious and the staff were friendly. This curry house is better than most.

The 1970's style interior adds to the 'traditional' feel of this curry house. I recently ate there…read morewith a group of neighbours and we all agreed that the range and standard of the dishes was really quite good. Good service and cold beer too. It's hardly upmarket but to my taste superior dining experience to the 'modern' curry houses with their sparse interiors and laminate floors.

Tasty, cheap and good service. Best thing in the menu is the aubergine side dish…read more For some reason the food tastes significantly better when dining in than as a take away.

Came here after many recommendations from friends and my Instagram feed--and it absolutely lived up…read moreto the hype. The vibe is warm and lively, the service was great, and the food was delicious . The Paneer, House Black Daal, roti and parathas, crispy okra, chai and lassi were all delicious. Definitely worth the wait, and I'd happily come back when in London!!

I'm probably going to get some hate for this but I only thought our meal was ok…read more Which bummed me out because I've been dying to try this place for years! We started with some yummy cocktails and the okra fries which were delicious - if only okra always tasted this good. For mains, we shared the chicken tikka, black daal, paneer and garlic naan. Pretty standard Indian order. The chicken tikka was just too spicy and we weren't used to that so it went mainly eaten. My favorite was the black daal but again, it wasn't so amazing that I would go and have it again. Honestly the best dish we had was dessert - the basmati kheer is a perfect rice pudding with crème brûlée like topping. So good. Service was spotty, I constantly found myself trying to find our server or make eye contact with him. They were slammed on a Tuesday night (which I'm sure is the case every night) so that's probably just the way things are but it could've been better. Disappointed but willing to try again, also made me want to try some other Indian spots in London next.

Great little spot in Stratford! Himalaya is cozy and totally worth a visit. The food was delicious…read moreand came out fresh and flavorful. What really made the experience stand out was the friendly and attentive service! They were so welcoming. Dalia was especially awesome and took great care of us. Comfortable atmosphere, great food, and wonderful staff. Thank you for a wonderful experience!

Excellent Indian food hidden in Stratford in this restaurant that has been around for decades!…read more Excellent service, excellent food, excellent ambiance. Classics like butter chicken, tandoori chicken (on the bone) and naan were some of the best I've ever had. And the prices are good too (for London.) My only advice is to order extra rice unless you're on a low carb diet. The servings of rice are a little smaller than I'm used to in the US. Seek out this place if you love Indian food.

I was finally able to try Dishoom on my last trip to London and we came by with a large group so…read morewere lucky to try a variety of dishes. First, I started with the mango lassi which was so fresh and naturally sweet. I loved the fennel seeds on top for added flavor. Such a great start to the meal. My favorites of the night were the chicken ruby (a must order and crowd pleaser), lamb biryani, and black daal. The chilli chicken was also a super flavorful app to share and the garlic naan was great as well. Everything is nicely flavored and I appreciate how patient and understanding the staff were with the food allergies and restrictions our group had. Definitely a must in London!

Everyone I know who visits London comes home raving about this place, so even though I'd never had…read moreIndian food before, I had to see what the hype was about. The restaurant is much bigger than it looks, with a front patio, a bar, and multiple dining rooms. It was completely packed. After 6 p.m. it's walk-in only, and the hostess gives you a buzzer while you wait. I started with the house chai, which was warm and perfectly spiced. For dinner I ordered the Chicken Ruby, basmati rice, garlic naan, and crispy okra fries. Now I get the hype. The Chicken Ruby was rich, spicy, and packed with flavor, the naan was perfect for soaking up every bit of sauce, and the okra fries were so crunchy I couldn't stop eating them. This place absolutely lived up to its reputation. They also serve breakfast, and there's so much on the menu that I already plan to come back a few more times before I leave London.

We lived a few minutes from them for years, and always meant to visit. We weren't disappointed. The…read morefood was awesome, service fast and efficient, we'll definitely be going back. Sure, it's a bit pricier than your usual neighborhood Indian but it's totally worth it - the food is incredible, portions are generous and staff was always at hand. Highly recommended.

I can't believe this place didn't have a Yelp page already.. it's like the most popular place near…read moreLeytonstone, London. Ok food and drinks and dessert, good. Ambience- nice and spacious seating area. Service could be better. There were a lot of wait staff and most were kind and then there were two or three that had attitudes and could've been more pleasant. The garlic naan is yummy, the masala fries were alright, the Ferrero shake was delicious and the best dessert. The CTM was good, and the pani puri/chat was delicious.

I will never eat food from this place again! It was awful, absolutely atrocious. The PARATHAS were…read moredisgusting and OILY and looked like fried tissues. The CHICKEN KORMA was insipid, the sauce was sugary, watery and had NO body. The chicken was PALE. The 'SAMOSAS' looked like franken-cornish pasties and the onion barjees were DRY. IT WAS A BIG, FAT LET DOWN.

This is the best Indian food I've eaten in London. They serve food in a Tiffin, where you select 4…read moredishes to compose your plate and 3 of the dishes are served in little silver bowls. The egg curry and slow roasted lamb curry bowls are incredible. Full of flavor and unique and just insanely good. The aubergine and broad bean curry is also fresh and yummy, as is the saag paneer. The peshwari naan has delicious coconut and is the perfect side dish for the tiffin dishes. The restaurant is run by the nicest family. The father takes the orders, the son introduces you to the menu and is super charming, and the mom does all of the amazing cooking. I am definitely going to make this my regular spot for Indian. I can't imagine going anywhere else now. Better than any of the high street Indian chains!

Was house hunting in Walthamstow when I came across this one. A great place for non-vegetarian…read morefellows looking for some Spicy Indian food in Walthamstow. Vegetarian dishes were only average. Sambhar was terrible. The quantity of Kuthu Porotta they serve is humungous. I just couldn't imagine a normal person being able to finish it. They serve it with eggs, chicken or lamb. I tried the chicken version. It was pretty good. Curries are okay. Not the best. Price is generally on the moderate side. Drinkers might love this place though. Spicy food and drinks go very well together.

Priya bills itself as a modern take on south Indian and Sri Lankan resturant. It's very clean and…read moremodern looking restaurant - all white walls and white tiled floor with a totally glass shop frontage. Too clinical and soul-less in practice, I think. I went on a Friday evening to get a takeway. It took 20 minutes to take my order, then over an hour to actually get it, despite being continually told it would be 5-10 minutes. I don't have a problem with any restaurant being busy, but I do have a problem with their dishonesty. If it was going to take a while, they should have let me decide whether it was worth the wait, not string me along. After the wait, the food was below average for me. What was supposed to be a dish with string hoppers (a regional speciality sort of soft ride-noodle cake), turned out to have had the string hoppers finely chopped into the main dish a la a Biryani. As someone who has spent months in Sri Lanka, this was completely new. It wasn't described as such on the menu either. As dish it didn't work. Overall it was underspiced and basically pretty dull. A friend who I bumped into there on that evening had much more successful masala Dhosas though, hence the extra star in my review.

Pakistani (?) take away of the highest standard, take-away only. The food is cooked on the…read morepremises, it's excellent and amazingly cheap. My favourites are the onion bahjis, vegetable samosas and naan rolls. They do extremely good curries too.